Description
Soft, buttery homemade crescent rolls with a tender crumb and golden finish, perfect for everyday meals or holiday tables.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup warm water (110°F)
- 2 tablespoons instant dry yeast
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup warm milk (110°F)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5 to 5½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until smooth, then add eggs.
- Mix in milk, salt, and yeast mixture.
- Add flour and knead until soft dough forms.
- Let dough rise until doubled.
- Divide dough and roll into circles.
- Cut into wedges and roll into crescent shapes.
- Let rolls rise again.
- Bake at 350°F until golden.
- Brush with melted butter and serve warm.
Notes
- Store at room temperature up to three days.
- Reheat briefly before serving.
- Recipe yields just under three pounds of dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg